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Dust

dʌst

Dust definitions
noun
dust
  1. fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air

    "the car sent up clouds of dust"

    fine powder fine particles
    • any material in the form of tiny particles

      "coal dust"

    • a fine powder

      "he ground it into a fine dust"

    • a cloud of dust
    • a dead person's remains

      "scatter my dust and ashes"

    • the mortal human body

      "the soul, that dwells within your dust"

  2. an act of dusting

    "a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs"

verb
dust dusted dusting dusts
  1. remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it

    "I broke the vase I had been dusting"

    • bring something out for use again after a long period of neglect

      "a number of aircraft will be dusted off and returned to flight"

  2. cover lightly with a powdered substance

    "roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar"

    • sprinkle (a powdered substance) on to something

      "orange powder was dusted over the upper body"

  3. beat up or kill someone

    "the officers dusted him up a little bit"